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Research

Evaluating the sources.

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Research

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  1. RESEARCH : Evaluating Sources © Godot Media

  2. DEFINITION • Systematic investigation • Establish facts • Purpose : • Discover • Document • Develop and • Interpret © Godot Media

  3. CONDUCTING RESEARCH • Identification of research subject • Literature review • Specifying the purpose of research • Data collection • Analyzing and interpreting the data • Reporting and evaluating research © Godot Media

  4. SOURCES • Blogs and online articles • Online news sources, journals and magazines • In case of technical or academic articles – URL’s - .edu , .gov , .org © Godot Media

  5. CARS Checklist • Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness, Support • Clues/Indicators • Credibility : • Evidence of quality • Indicators for lack of credibility like bad grammar © Godot Media

  6. Visual cues- reliable source © Godot Media

  7. Unreliable source © Godot Media

  8. 2.Accuracy: • Comprehensiveness • Timelines • Purpose and audience • Indicators of lack of credibility and accuracy like no date, or conclusion. © Godot Media

  9. 3. Reasonableness : • Fairness and balance • Objectivity • Moderateness • Consistency • Worldview • Indicators of lack of reasonableness © Godot Media

  10. 4.Support: • Conformability • Indicators of lack of support like absence of sources, numbers without support, no other sources with the same information © Godot Media

  11. EVALUATING SOURCES - Summary • Screening sources: • Identify topic • Reliable Sources • Visual cues • Cross check data • Look for related articles © Godot Media

  12. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research • http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/english/allwrite3/seyler/ssite/seyler/se03/cars.mhtml • http://www.yorku.ca/webclass/yquiz/webresearchtest/quiz/webresearchtest.quiz • http://www-old.pgcc.edu/library/tutorial/webquiz.htm • http://www.clark.edu/Library/iris/quiz/quiz_home.php © Godot Media

  13. THANK YOU  © Godot Media

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